differentiating

verb

present participle of differentiate
as in distinguishing
to understand or point out the difference in it was hard at first to differentiate between the two styles of music

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Recent Examples of differentiating Meta is differentiating its new AI coding tool and Muse Spark family of models by price rather than capabilities when compared to popular offerings from from Anthropic and OpenAI, Wang said. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Leading companies like Anthropic and Apple strategically position themselves on AI safety and privacy, differentiating their brands and attracting talent. — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 So mathematicians try to come up with foolproof methods for differentiating them. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 23 July 2026 This year, Bürstner is all about expanding and differentiating the individual models of both the Signature motorhome and Habiton camper van families. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026 This specific layout filters out background protons and electrons while mapping the exact direction of incoming neutrons, thereby differentiating between normal atmospheric radiation and a hidden nuclear weapon. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026 Not all insurgent candidates are alike Even among this cycle’s insurgent progressives, political ideology is not the only differentiating element that seems to matter to Democratic primary voters. — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 7 July 2026 The Oilers will have plenty of recall depth in Bakersfield (Jones, Hutson, Connor Clattenburg), but Tralmaks offers a differentiating skill set in that group. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 5 July 2026 There will be no differentiating paragraphs for the Spurs fans. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differentiating
  1. distinguishing
  2. discriminating
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  • Experts at Black Hat highlighted the challenge of distinguishing good from bad agent actions and the inadequacy of current identity management, which relies on human accountability and speed.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The challenge is distinguishing between a pay package that reflects decades of leadership and compensation that appears excessive when compared with similar organizations.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of distinguishing
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  • Beijing’s Commerce Ministry accused Washington of misusing national security and discriminating against Chinese companies.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Like so many in her generation, my grandmother saw those iconic names as markers of discriminating taste without considering the dark side of all that exclusivity.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of discriminating

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